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    Unique ID Code: 0000132231
    Added by: Jitendar Canth
    Added on: 22/7/2010 17:49
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    Fish Story

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    Can punk save the world?
    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 112 mins
    Retail Price: £14.99
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    Content Type: Movie

    Synopsis:
    Based on a novel by Kotaro Isaka, Fish Story weaves together several seemingly separate storylines taking place at different points in time over a 37-year span to explain how a little-known punk rock song can save the world.

    In 1975, an unpopular Japanese punk band called "Gekirin" (Wrath) starts work on their 3rd album. Unfortunately the band is a little ahead of its time; punk won't be marketable until the Sex Pistols debut in the UK the following year. Due to nonexistent sales, their record company decides to drop them and they break up soon after recording their final song: "Fish Story".

    In 1982 a timid college student named Masashi (Gaku Hamada) becomes fascinated by strange rumors surrounding the song. Apparently, at a certain point in the recording there is a brief interlude where you can hear a woman scream. Later, he meets a mysterious woman at a party who inexplicably predicts that he will save the world one day.

    In 2009 a teenager named Asami (Mikako Tabe) falls asleep during a school field trip and gets left behind on a boat. Initially distraught, she's eventually consoled by a kindly cook. Suddenly, men with guns storm in and attempt a boat-jacking.

    In 2012 a huge comet can be seen in the sky on a path to destroy Earth. The US has failed in their attempt to blow it up and with only 5 hours left before impact, all major city streets are completely abandoned. That is, except for one record store that continues business as usual. Within the store, "Fish Story" can be heard playing on an old turntable...

    Special Features:
    Making Of
    Live at Tower Records - Shibuya 2009
    Theatrical Trailer
    Third Window Trailers

    Video Tracks:
    1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Japanese

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English

    Directed By:
    Yoshihiro Nakamura

    Written By:


    Starring:
    Vincent Giry
    Gaku Hamada
    Atsushi Itô
    Kengo Kora
    Mirai Moriyama
    Nao Omori
    Mikako Tabe

    Music From:
    Kazuyoshi Saito

    Director of Photography:
    Takashi Komatsu

    Editor:
    Eisuke Oohata

    Producer:
    Yasushi Udagawa

    Distributor:
    Third Window Films

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